Stranger Journal 6

Following me with her eyes

I waited in the courtyard, under a plane tree.

Above the hills that separate Marengo from the sea, the sky was streaked red.

It was inhuman and oppressive.

I waited in the courtyard, under a plane tree.

"Meursault, now you're a pal."

I stood there, motionless,

Emmanuel was laughing so hard he could hardly breathe.

"Meursalt, now you're a pal"

I said it was fine with me: he seemed pleased.

Emmanuel was laughing so hard he could hardly breathe.

I wasn't hungry, and I went to bed without any dinner.

I said it was fine with me: he seemed pleased.

He looked at me in silence. Then he said, "Good night."

I wasn't hungry, and I went to bed without any dinner.

So I rolled over, tried to find the salty smell Marie's hair had left on the pillow.